The COVID-19 pandemic drove folks outdoors in 2020, leading to a record-breaking year for Georgia state parks. According to the state Dept. of Natural Resources park receipt revenue was up by 13%, overall visitation up by 11%, and hunting and fishing license holders had a 7% increase. A spike in funding and more Georgians enjoying the state’s great outdoors have our parks RISING…
Albany to Radium Springs Trail Plans Move Forward
One of Georgia’s seven natural wonders, Radium Springs is a major draw in Dougherty County. Local officials are working to further incorporate the springs and its surrounding gardens into the greater Albany area, recently acquiring some 84 acres to connect...Golden Ray cleanup crew makes 2nd cut
The Golden Ray, the massive Chinese container ship that capsized off the coast of St. Simons Island in September of last year, has been an eyesore and a major environmental hazard. On Saturday a salvage crew, overseen by the U.S. Coast Guard, made the second of seven...Trump to host Dalton rally
President Donald Trump will host one final rally in northwest Georgia’s Dalton, on Jan. 4th, the eve of the state’s U.S. Senate runoffs. The location is significant – early voting numbers have lagged in the reliably Republican 14th Congressional...The future of Gwinnett Place Mall
Barring a star turn in the latest season of the hit Netflix show ‘Stranger Things,’ Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth has been on the decline for the past decade and a half, with most of its stores closing down and those remaining run-down and avoided by most...COVID vaccine arrives in GA
The first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in coastal Georgia Monday, set to be distributed to healthcare workers in Chatham and Glynn Counties this week. There were 5,850 doses of the vaccine delivered in the shipment, the first half of a two-dose...
